Orange yields in Greece
Greece: Orange yields was 31.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.2 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
12th
of 123 countries
All-time high
31.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
11 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Orange yields in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, orange yields in Greece stood at 31.2 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orange yields in Greece peaked at 31.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
That places Greece 12th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Orange yields in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.63 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 13.62 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1963 | 13.77 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | +32.1% |
| 1965 | 17.27 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 19.09 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | -34.3% |
| 1968 | 17.61 tonnes per hectare | +40.4% |
| 1969 | 18.44 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 15.64 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1971 | 13.14 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 17.59 tonnes per hectare | +33.8% |
| 1973 | 14.57 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1974 | 19.43 tonnes per hectare | +33.4% |
| 1975 | 18.38 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 18.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 18.57 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 18.12 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 11 tonnes per hectare | -39.3% |
| 1980 | 20.7 tonnes per hectare | +88.2% |
| 1981 | 22.9 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 22.78 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 20.33 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 24.04 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 18.52 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 1986 | 24.45 tonnes per hectare | +32.0% |
| 1987 | 14.01 tonnes per hectare | -42.7% |
| 1988 | 21.48 tonnes per hectare | +53.3% |
| 1989 | 25.59 tonnes per hectare | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 23.37 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 20.58 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 24.49 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 24.23 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 26.32 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 23.88 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 24.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 24.85 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 20.3 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 27.71 tonnes per hectare | +36.5% |
| 2000 | 23.19 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 27.47 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 29.72 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 23.71 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 17.4 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 23.39 tonnes per hectare | +34.5% |
| 2006 | 22.08 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 20.45 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 21.66 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 24.87 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 23.34 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 21.85 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 21.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 22.73 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 24.2 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 25.87 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 27.14 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 24.76 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 28.9 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 28 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 28.98 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 29.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 30.45 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 30.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 31.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 31.2 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.47 tonnes per hectare, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Greece's 31.2 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.03 tonnes per hectare, 2.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Orange yields in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +88.2% | 11 tonnes per hectare | 20.7 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.46 tonnes per hectare | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | 19.09 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.51 tonnes per hectare | 11 tonnes per hectare | 19.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.48 tonnes per hectare | 14.01 tonnes per hectare | 25.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.98 tonnes per hectare | 20.3 tonnes per hectare | 27.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.39 tonnes per hectare | 17.4 tonnes per hectare | 29.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.87 tonnes per hectare | 21.85 tonnes per hectare | 28.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.08 tonnes per hectare | 28.98 tonnes per hectare | 31.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is orange yields in Greece?
- Orange yields in Greece was 31.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest orange yields recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest orange yields recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Greece rank for orange yields?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is orange yields rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Orange yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.